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@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ All recent versions of Matlab include a Java runtime environment and it is there
 
 #### Requirements
 
-* Matlab R2013B or higher (nshmp-haz targets Java 7; prior versions of Matlab use Java 6).
-* A [build](/usgs/nshmp-haz/wiki/Building-&-Running) of nshmp-haz.
-* nshmp-haz.jar on Matlab's classpath. Save a file with the name `javaclasspath.txt` to the Matlab preferences directory (as specified by the `prefdir` command) and with contents:
+1. Matlab R2013B or higher (nshmp-haz targets Java 7; prior versions of Matlab use Java 6).
+2. A [build](/usgs/nshmp-haz/wiki/Building-&-Running) of nshmp-haz.
+3. nshmp-haz.jar on Matlab's classpath. Save a file with the name `javaclasspath.txt` to the Matlab preferences directory (as specified by the `prefdir` command) and with contents:
 
   ```
   <before>